GRE Word List
ROUSING
giving rise to excitement : stirring
The meaning of the word rousing is giving rise to excitement : stirring.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| matrix | something within or from which something else originates, develops, or takes form |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| sojourn | a temporary stay |
| resilient | characterized or marked by resilience: such as |
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |
| ghastly | terrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening |
| cozen | to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
| aerie | the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop |
| sleight | deceitful craftiness |